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- Here and There with Dave Marash, February 3, 2015
- Sep. 2, 2014 Al Jazeera English segment on Blackwater trial - Comment by David Isenberg
- Jan 2, 2010, Al Jazzeera (English), re Judge Urbina’s dismissal of charges against Blackwater contractors
- June 28, 2010. heard in “Controversy over CIA Blackwater contract,” The World
- August 17, 2010, on C-Span III, speaks on private military contracting
- Examining the role of the military contractor
- Has the Privatization of National Security Gone Too Far? The Future of Military Contracting, November 14, 2008, 9:30-11:00am, New America Foundation
- David Isenberg on PressTV - US contractor with poor ratings hired again
- Outsourcing War and Peace – Video
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The development of the private security industry in South Korea: history, progress, and critical issues, 1950-2014
Dae Woon Kim (School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.) Citation: Dae Woon Kim, (2015) The development of the private security industry in South Korea: history, progress,… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
The American Psychological Association and the Hoffman Report
Journal of Humanistic Psychology first published on December 17, 2015 The American Psychological Association and the Hoffman Report David N. Elkins1⇑ 1. 1Pepperdine University, Irvine, CA, USA David N. Elkins, PO… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Pentagon Curbs Use of Psychologists With Guantánamo Detainees
Pentagon Curbs Use of Psychologists With Guantánamo Detainees By JAMES RISENDEC. 31, 2015 Photo The United States prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in 2010. Psychologists no longer observe or are involved… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Drones and Contractor Mission Creep
Drones and Contractor Mission Creep By Laura Dickinson Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 9:03 AM I have written previously about the transparency, oversight, and accountability issues that outsourcing aspects of the… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
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Defense Contractors Performing Private Security Functions
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 250 (Wednesday, December 30, 2015)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 81496-81499] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2015-32874] [[Page 81496]]… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Marshall Islands first to adopt new standards for PMSCs
Marshall Islands first to adopt new standards for PMSCs in Piracy and Security News 11/12/2015 The Republic of the Marshall Islands has informed those companies with vessels under its flag that… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Blackwater’s New Battlefield: Toward a Regulatory Regime in the United States for Privately Armed Contractors Operating at Sea
Blackwater’s New Battlefield: Toward a Regulatory Regime in the United States for Privately Armed Contractors Operating at Sea You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
American Private Military Companies in the Era of War on Terror: An Analysis of Responsibility and Accountability
American Private Military Companies in the Era of War on Terror: An Analysis of Responsibility and Accountability You must be logged in to view this content. Click here to register
Pentagon to Revise Rules for Contracting Private Sector Services
12/18/2015 Pentagon to Revise Rules for Contracting Private Sector Services By Sandra I. Erwin The Defense Department is about to introduce a new policy that would bring greater scrutiny to… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading
Civilian and Contractor Workforces
Civilian and Contractor Workforces: Complete Information Needed to Assess DOD’s Progress for Reductions and Associated Savings GAO-16-172: Published: Dec 23, 2015. Publicly Released: Dec 23, 2015. Highlights Recommendations View Report (PDF, 31… You must be logged in to view this content. … Continue reading